Director: Jeff Nichols Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Bill Camp, Scott Haze, Sam Shepard Written by: Jeff Nichols Running Time: 112 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 8th April 2016 Midnight Special, the fourth film from independent filmmaker, Jeff Nichols, comes at you like a film stuck in the 1970’s. A…
Tag: Sci-Fi
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson Written by: Lawrence Kasdan, J.J. Abrams, Michael Arndt and (based on the characters) George Lucas Running Time: 135 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th December 2015 December 1977. Queuing up around…
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore. Written by: Peter Craig, Danny Strong and (adaptation and novel “Mockingjay”) Suzanne Collins Running Time: 137 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th November 2014 A couple of words of warning before stepping into the second part…
The Martian
Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Pena, Sean Bean, Kate Mara, Sebastian Stan Written by: Drew Goddard and (based on the novel) Andy Weir Running Time: 141 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 30th September 2015 After quite a few bum notes making epic dramas (and the least…
Absolutely Anything
Director: Terry Jones Starring: Simon Pegg, Kate Beckinsale, Robin Williams, Sanjeev Bhaskar, John Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Jones, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Eddie Izzard, Rod Riggle Written by: Terry Jones and Gavin Scott Running Time: 85 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 14th August 2015 Absolutely Anything should have been the dream ticket. A film directed…
Pixels
Director: Chris Columbus Starring: Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Brian Cox, Sean Bean Written by: Timothy Dowling, (also screen story) Tim Herlihy and (based on the short film) Patrick Jean Running Time: 106 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 12th August 2015 Pixels is a high-concept blockbuster that has one thing…
Fantastic Four
Director: Josh Trank Starring: Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, Tim Blake Nelson Written by: Simon Kinberg, Jeremy Slater, Josh Trank, (based on the characters created) Stan Lee and Jack Kirby Running Time: 100 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 6th August 2015 It was 2007 when the…
Self/less
Director: Tarsem Singh Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode, Natalie Martinez, Victor Garber, Derek Luke Written by: David Pastor and Alex Pastor Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th July 2015 I am very frustrated with Self/less. Here we have a film with an interesting premise that no one has a clue…
Ant-Man
Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly, Corey Stroll, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Michael Pena, T.I. Written by: (also story) Edgar Wright, (also story) Joe Cornish, Adam McKay, Paul Rudd, (based on the comic book) Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby Running Time: 117 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 17th July…
Terminator Genisys
Director: Alan Taylor Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, J.K. Simmons, Matt Smith Written by: Laeta Kalogridis, Patrick Lussier, (based on the characters created) james Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd. Running Time: 125 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 2nd July 2015 It’s been six years since the last Terminator film, Terminator: Salvation…
Home
Director: Tim Johnson Starring: Jim Parsons, Rihanna, Steve Martin, Jennifer Lopez, Matt Jones, Derek Blankenship, Brian Stepanek Written by: Tom J. Astle, Matt Ember and (based on the book) Adam rex Running Time: 94 mins Cert: U Release date: 20th March 2015 Animation in the cinema has become not only very lucrative but somewhat saturated, meaning that…
Insurgent
Director: Robert Schwentke Starring: Shailene Woodley, Kate Winslet, Theo James, Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, Naomi Watts, Jai Courtney Written by: Brian Duffield, Akiva Goldsman, Mark Bomback and (based on the novel) Veronica Roth Running Time: 119 mins Cert: 12A Release date: 19th March 2015 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suZcGoRLXkU Released last year, Divergent was another YA dystopia drama that I…
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